Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
Cast: Yutaka Mizutani, Takashi Yamanaka, Kazuhisa Kawahara, Atsushi Yamanishi, Ryuji Katagiri, Ryo Ono, Mitsuhiro Oikawa
Season 1
12 episodes
2002
Season 2
21 episodes
2003
Season 3
19 episodes
2004
Season 4
21 episodes
2005
Season 5
20 episodes
2006
Season 6
19 episodes
2007
Season 7
19 episodes
2008
Season 8
19 episodes
2009
Season 9
18 episodes
2010
Season 10
19 episodes
2011
Season 11
19 episodes
2012
Season 12
19 episodes
2013
Season 13
19 episodes
2014
Season 14
20 episodes
2015
Season 15
18 episodes
2016
Season 16
20 episodes
2017
Season 17
20 episodes
2018
Season 18
20 episodes
2019
Season 19
20 episodes
2020
Season 20
20 episodes
2021
Season 21
21 episodes
2022
Season 22
20 episodes
2023
Season 23
19 episodes
2024
Season 24
19 episodes
2025
Patrick E. Abe - 8/10
I first saw "Aibo/Aibou" (Partners) somewhere about 2002 or 2003 on KIKU TV. Unlike the "horde of detectives" approach seen in other Japanese "Cop shows," this one featured just two. Broadcast in Japan starting in 2000, it began with an air of mystery at Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department headquarters building. Who was "Inspector Sugishita" and why was he assigned to a tiny office/former s...
July 17, 2018
Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kameyama. He is a good-natured, hot-tempered, straightforward and somewhat scattered detective. Beginning in Season 8, Takeru Kanbe replaces Kameyama. Contrary to his predecessor, Takeru is a lanky, cool, conceited and confident detective. From Season 11 to Season 13, Ukyo’s partner is a young detective Toru Kai. Toru is a son of Deputy Director-General of The National Police Agency. But he became a detective by his own effort. And starting with Season 14, Ukyo’s current partner is Wataru Kaburagi, an elite bureaucrat who came to the Metropolitan Police Department on temporary assignment. As the first partner without any career of a police officer, he will face challenging cases together with Ukyo.
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Detective Ukyo Sugishita confronts crime on the basis of his own convictions. He has a partner that works for him in the Special Task Unit. For the first 7 seasons, Ukyo’s first partner is Kaoru Kamey…
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461
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October 9, 2002
Yutaka Mizutani, Takashi Yamanaka, Kazuhisa Kawahara
Drama, Crime, Mystery
tv asahi
